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Continuing Education

In addition to our bank of materials from Annual Meeting Programs, Teaching FCIL documents and materials, namely the Syllabi and Course Materials Database, here FCIL-SIS members may explore a variety of educational events that our newly created FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee, in consultation with the Education Committee, organizes throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant Presentation

On June 26, 2025, FCIL-SIS presented a webinar featuring Judy Wairimu Ng鈥檃ng鈥檃, the 2024 recipient of the FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians, who delivered a presentation titled Effective Strategies for E-Resource Management in Academic Law Libraries: A Kenyan Perspective. Ms. Ng鈥檃ng鈥檃 is the Senior Library Assistant 鈥� Systems at the Kenya School of Law in Nairobi, Kenya, where she manages the library鈥檚 electronic resources and information management systems, including its security, discovery tools, and institutional repositories. She has over 12 years of experience working in academic libraries in Kenya and is an active member of the Kenya Library Association and Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium.

African Digitization Stories

On聽Thursday, June聽5, 2025, the FCIL African Law Interest Group held a virtual panel discussion titled African Digitization Stories, moderated by Yemisi Dina, and featuring Isaac Oloruntimilehin, Alaafiabami Oladipupo, Olubusola Afolabi, and Fu鈥檃d Lawal. The founders of and are on a mission to preserve Nigeria鈥檚 history through archiving documents, making them available online, and shared with attendees their innovative digitization initiatives.

Volunteer with FCIL-SIS!

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, FCIL-SIS held a webinar on opportunities to volunteer with FCIL-SIS. The speakers were Yemisi Dina (Chair, FCIL-SIS African Law Interest Group; Chief Law Librarian, Osgood Hall Law School, York University); Janet Kearney (Chair, FCIL-SIS Newsletter Committee; Reference/Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian, NYU Law); and Alison Shea (A past Chair of FCIL-SIS; Co-Chair, Nominating Committee; Co-Chair, Foreign Law Selectors Interest Group; Research Librarian, St. Thomas School of Law). The moderator was Louis Myers (Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian, Law Library of Congress). The webinar was coordinated by Caitlin Hunter (Reference Librarian, UCLA Law Library) and Sophia Kingsley (Research Analyst, Sidley Austin LLP).

Law, Not Force: Ben Ferencz鈥檚 Legacy of Legal Justice for Human Rights Victims

On December 12, 2024, the FCIL held a webinar honoring Ben Ferencz, a Nuremberg trial prosecutor who played a crucial role in the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court. Ferencz鈥檚 family fled pogroms in Europe for New York when Ferencz was still a baby. 27 years later, fresh from law school and having never tried a case, Ferencz returned to Europe and successfully convicted 22 members of the Einsatzgruppen death squads for the murders of over a million Jewish and Romani men, women, and children. The experience inspired Ferencz to tirelessly advocate for legal justice for human rights victims until his death last year at 103. This program discussed Ferencz鈥檚 lifelong campaign to fight human rights violations through the rule of law and the contemporary human rights tribunals that continue his legacy.

The webinar featured speakers John M. Geiringer (Partner and Regulatory Section Leader, BFKN law firm) and Adam Weber (Associate Dean of International Programs, Associate Teaching Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law). Geiringer, a practicing attorney, teaches banking law, national security law, and Holocaust and the Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he is a founding Co-Director of its Center for National Security and Human Rights Law (and its Consortium for the Research and Study of Holocaust and the Law). Before joining academia, Weber served as Trial Attorney at the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, where he obtained convictions against high-level officials responsible for the Bosnian genocide. The webinar was developed by FCIL-SIS members Eugene M. Giudice (Senior Research Services Training Specialist, Dentons) and Caitlin Hunter (Reference Librarian, UCLA Law Library).

Researching Indigenous Laws and Canadian Aboriginal Law: Context, Strategies, and Collection Development

This webinar provided an introduction to Canadian Indigenous law (law internal to Indigenous nations) and Canadian Aboriginal law (law regarding the constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples and the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Crown). Clare Asquith Finegan (Courthouse Libraries BC) provided information on researching Canadian and Indigenous law, described how the legal system of Canada has historically harmed and continues to harm Indigenous peoples, and provided an overview of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report (2015) and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Amy Kaufman (Queen鈥檚 University, Kingston) discussed current collection development practices related to Indigenous legal materials in an academic law library, reflecting on appropriate and respectful roles for non-Indigenous librarians.

The webinar was moderated by Joan Policastri (William A. Wise Law Library, University of Colorado Law School). Alison Shea (University of St. Thomas School of Law) proposed the webinar and assisted with planning. The webinar was coordinated by Caitlin Hunter (FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee chair, UCLA Law Library) and Sophia Kingsley (FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee member, Sidley Austin LLP).

ROMAN STATUTES: RENEWING ROMAN LAW

On May 22, 2024, the Roman Law Interest Group presented Professor Clifford Ando speaking about his research project, 鈥淩oman Statutes: Renewing Roman Law.鈥澛� Ando, a renowned scholar in the fields of religion, law, and government in the ancient world, who teaches at the University of Chicago, described his project that aims to produce the first comprehensive, accurate, and freely available repository of all surviving inscribed legislation from classical Rome. Funded by prestigious grants from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the Neubauer Collegium, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this project is not just a scholarly endeavor but a milestone in legal and historical research. You can read more about the project at: .

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Collection Development in Foreign, Comparative, and International Law

On March 21, 2024, the FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee presented the panel discussion Collection Development in Foreign, Comparative, and International Law. The panel was moderated by Louis Myers, Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian, Law Library of Congress and featured panelists Alex Burdett, Reference/Foreign & International Law Librarian, New York University School of Law; Laura Cadra, Senior Collection Development Librarian, Loyola Marymount Law School, Los Angeles; Sherry Chen, Associate Director for Collection Strategy, Penn Law School; and Gabriela Femenia, Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law, Temple Law.

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What in the World is Happening…In the Russian War against Ukraine and Global Accountability

On March 12, 2024, The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the FCIL-SIS presented a webinar about the ongoing war in Ukraine.聽 Iryna Zaverhuka, Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School and Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law, discussed the current state of the Russian war against Ukraine and global accountability under international criminal law and resources for researching international criminal law.聽 Paul Moorman, FCIL Law Librarian at USC Gould School of Law, moderated the discussion.

What in The World…Is Happening in Niger

On February 7, 2024, the FCIL-SIS DEI committee presented What in The World…Is Happening in Niger, a webinar on the 2023 coup in Niger. Aluko Opeyemi Idowu, a professor of political science in Ajayi Crowther University in Nigeria and Macharia Stanley Munene from the University of Nairobi discussed the political situation in Niger and West Africa, provided background on Niger’s political and colonial history, and described research resources about Niger.

The webinar recording will be made available soon.

Dealing with Trauma from World Events

On January 23, 2023, The聽FCIL-SIS聽Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee presented Dealing with Trauma from World Events. The webinar featured Professor Diana Hortsch, J.D., LCSW, a licensed therapist with two decades of experience in human rights and reproductive rights advocacy.聽 Professor Hortsch discussed the different types of trauma we might experience from world events and how to manage its effects on our mental and physical health.聽 Sue Silverman, Reference Librarian at Brooklyn Law School, moderated the discussion.

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CAREERS IN FOREIGN, COMPARATIVE, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW LIBRARIANSHIP

On December 6, 2023, the FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee presented the panel discussion聽Careers in Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarianship.聽 Experienced FCIL librarians discussed their professional backgrounds and what led them to become librarians specializing in foreign and international legal research.聽 Juan-Andr茅s Fuentes, Librarian for Foreign, Comparative & International Law at Harvard Law School, moderated the discussion using questions developed by Sophia Kingsley, Law Library Fellow at the University of Arizona.聽 Panelists were Bianca Anderson, Director of Research and Information Services, Shutts & Bowen LLP; Heather Casey, Writer-Editor, Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress; Yemisi Dina, Chief Law Librarian, University of York; Abby Dos Santos, Manager of Library Services, Caplin & Drysdale; and Erin Gow, Satellite Librarian, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR FOREIGN, COMPARATIVE, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW RESEARCH

On November 30, 2023, the FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee hosted聽Evidence-Based Instruction for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Research. The webinar discussed instructional techniques based on cognitive science and provided examples for in-class use. Britt Hunter moderated the discussion between panelists Alyson Drake and Janet Kearney.

WHAT IN THE WORLD鈥S HAPPENING IN UKRAINE?

On March 7, 2023, the FCIL-SIS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee presented What in the World 鈥� is Happening in Ukraine? The webinar examined the history and context of the war in the Ukraine, the key legal issues and bodies of law implicated, and suggested useful resources for law librarians. The panel of speakers included Yale University Law Professor Oona Hathaway and Ukrainian American Bar Association Committee Chair, Victor Rud.聽 University of Louisville Assistant Professor and Social Sciences Librarian Lidiya Grote moderated the discussion.

What in the world鈥s happening in Haiti?

On February 22, 2023, the Black Law Librarians Special Interest Section (BLL-SIS) and the Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS)鈥檚 D.E.I. Committee hosted a webinar focused on the history, current situation, and future of Haiti and a librarian鈥檚 suggestions for finding Haitian legal resources. The panelists were Stephanie Delia, Magalie Desince, and Irwin Stotzky. Lyonette Louis-Jacques moderated the discussion.

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The Most Improbable War: Legal Transformations in Ukraine and Russia Before and During the Invasion (Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series)

On June 16, 2022, FCIL-SIS co-sponsored a Library of Congress webinar on the war in Ukraine. The webinar was created and presented by Peter L. Roudik (Assistant Law Librarian of Congress for Legal Research). Peter provided an overview of the historic roots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and examined legislation passed in Ukraine and Russia before and during the war. Please access the recording of the webinar titled on the Law Library of Congress website.

Implementing International Law Nationally: Incorporating International Law in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia

On May 20, 2022, FCIL-SIS hosted a webinar on the domestic implementation of international law in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. The webinar was developed and moderated by Juan-Andr茅s Fuentes (FCIL-SIS Latin American Interest Group chair; FCIL librarian, Harvard Law Library) and featured three panelists: Marcos Nelio Mollar (Professor of Public International Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and at the University of Buenos Aires; Supervisor of the International Affairs Coordination Department at the National Social Security Administration of Argentina), Javiera N煤帽ez Ortega (Legal Advisor of the International Cooperation Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile), and Maria Fernanda Penagos (Adjunct professor at Universidad Ean, Colombia; Experienced attorney with over a decade working as a legal advisor on issues related to the insurance and transport sector).

Legal Data and Information in Practice: How Data and the Law Interact

On March 22, Sarah Sutherland, the President and CEO of CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute, discussed her recently published book titled Legal Data and Information in Practice: How Data and the Law Interact (2022). She addressed the importance of organizations to facilitate the acquisition, management, and use of legal data; why data matters in legal space; and she shared her interest in developing a community vision on how to use legal information and technological solutions in ways that leverage emerging opportunities to build useful tools and improve the way people work.

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Canon Law 101

On October 26, 2021, the FCIL-SIS Customary & Religious Law Interest Group presented a webinar on Canon Law 101. The webinar featured Brody Hale, an attorney specializing in non-profits who co-founded the St. Stephen Protomartyr Project, an organization committed to ensuring that alternatives to permanent closure are found for historic Catholic churches and sacred spaces. Hale introduced attendees to Catholic canon law, explaining the history of canon law鈥檚 development and how it is enforced through the canonical court system. He described how the system鈥檚 lack of modernization and intense secrecy hinders the ability to conduct canonical research and enables abusive and inequitable application of canon law.

The Origins and Progression of the #ENDSARS2020 Movement in Nigeria

On January 21, 2021, the Black Law Librarians Special Interest Section (BLL-SIS) and the Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) hosted a webinar on the origins and development of Nigeria鈥檚 #ENDSARS2020 movement, including information on government responses to the movement and background on police brutality in Nigeria. The webinar featured panelists Femi Cadmus (Associate Dean and Director of the J. Michael Goodson Law Library, Duke Law; Former 糖心视频 President) and Oludayo Bamgbose (Law Librarian, Ajayi Crowther University; Interim President, Association of African Law Library and Information Professionals).

Please note the introductions are cut off in the beginning but all substantive content is included in the recording.

Access and Preservation of Legal Information in US Territories

A webinar on December 9, 2020 focused on access and preservation of legal information in US territories. Aesha Duval (US Virgin Islands Branch Librarian, US Courts for the Third Circuit) and Geraldine Cepeda (Compiler of Laws, Supreme Court of Guam and Executive Director/Librarian of the Guam Law Library) discussed systemic issues and current experiences in preserving and providing access to their territories’ legal materials. Victoria Szymczak (Law Library Director, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii) described a successful academic partnership at the University of Hawaii Law School that can serve as a model for law libraries in other jurisdictions. Marcelo Rodr铆guez (Research and Training Librarian, US Courts for the Second Circuit) coordinated this webinar.

Traditional Law in a Modern World: Researching Indigenous Peoples’ Law

A webinar on October 29, 2020 provided an overview of the best resources for researching indigenous peoples鈥� law and legal rights of indigenous peoples worldwide, with an emphasis on the laws of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands and North and Central America. Panelists were Chris Dykes (University of Houston Law Center), Victoria Szymczak (University of Hawai鈥檌, Richardson School of Law), Kurt Meyer (LLMC), and Dr. Jolande Goldberg (Library of Congress).

FCIL-SIS Customary and Religious Law Interest Group (CARLIG) and the Jewish Law Librarians Caucus 2020 Joint Meeting Presenting on Customary Law in a Variety of Jurisdictions and Communities

On July 20, 2020, the FCIL-SIS Customary and Religious Law Interest Group and the Jewish Law Librarians Caucus held a joint meeting featuring three presentations.聽 Yemisi Dina (Chief Law Librarian, Osgood Hall Law School, York University; Chair, 糖心视频 FCIL-SIS African Law Interest Group) provided a general introduction to customary law in Africa and an update on the project, 鈥淐ustomary Court Decisions in Southwestern Nigeria.鈥� David Hollander (Librarian for Law and Legal Studies, Librarian for Judaic Studies and Hebrew, Princeton University Library) presented an overview of issues related to COVID-19, Jewish law, and the Jewish community. Marylin Raisch (Associate Director for Research and Collection Development at the Georgetown Law Library) described the Jewish Law Seminar taught at Georgetown and scholarship comparing Jewish and Roman Law.聽 Shira Megerman (Senior Legal Information Librarian, Boston University School of Law and Co-Chair, Jewish Law Librarians Caucus) and Lyonette Louis-Jacques (Foreign and International Law Librarian, D鈥橝ngelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School and Chair, CARLIG) moderated.

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DEMYSTIFYING CIVIL LEGAL SYSTEMS FOR A COMMON LAW AUDIENCE: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS, MODERN DEVELOPMENTS, AND PRACTICAL RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS

On July 21, 2020, the FCIL-SIS sponsored a workshop on Civil Law and Legal Systems. Marylin Raisch (Associate Director for Research & Collection Development, Georgetown Law Library) began by providing an overview of civil law in Introduction to Civil Law Jurisdictions: Traditions, Origins, and Terminology. Olivier Mor茅teau (Professor of Law, LSU Law) explained the history of civil law codes in The Role of Codes in Mixed and/or Civil Jurisdictions: Historical Traditions and Modern Developments. Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay (President & CEO, Canadian Legal Information Institute) discussed the increasing role of cases in Quebec in The Role of Cases in Mixed and/or Civil Jurisdictions: Historical Traditions and Modern Developments. Finally, Jennifer Allison (Librarian for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, Harvard Law School Library), Katarina Daniels (Liaison Librarian, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University), and Janet Kearney (Foreign and International Law Librarian, Fordham Law Library) taught a 90 minute mock class on research in mixed and civil legal systems, with Allison sharing her expertise on Germany, Daniels sharing her expertise on Quebec, and Kearney sharing her expertise on Louisiana. Loren Turner (Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library) moderated. Caitlin Hunter (Reference Librarian, UCLA School of Law Library) managed the technology.

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FCIL-SIS Indigenous Peoples’ Interest Group 2020 Meeting Presenting on Law Library of Congress鈥檚 Classification System for Works on Indigenous Peoples鈥� Law.

On July 22, 2020, the Rights of Indigenous Peoples鈥� Interest Group held a meeting and presentation.聽 Jolande Goldberg (Senior Law Classification Specialist, Library of Congress) and Joan Policastri (Collection Services and Research Librarian, University of Colorado Law School) provided an overview of the Law Library of Congress鈥檚 classification system for works on indigenous peoples鈥� law and summarized recent legal developments related to indigenous peoples, including the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma and the impact of COVID-19.聽 Loren Turner (Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library) moderated.

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LAW LIBRARIANS MONITORING COVID-19

A two-part webinar on June 18, 2020 highlighted the聽Latin American Law IG’s Law Librarians Monitoring COVID-19 project, the聽Asian Law IG’s Asian Legal Responses to COVID-19 project, and similar projects in development by the African Law IG and the European Law IG. Speakers were Alex Zhang (Washington & Lee Law School), Alison Shea (Cornell Law School), Yemisi Dina (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University), Mariya Badeva-Bright (Laws.Africa), Marcelo Rodr铆guez (US Courts for the 2nd Circuit), Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran (San Jos茅 State University Law School), and Victoria De La Torre (糖心视频 Latino Caucus Chair).聽Caitlin Hunter (UCLA School of Law) moderated.

CROSS-BORDER CULTURAL COMPETENCY: TEACHING FOREIGN LAW STUDENTS AND TRAINING INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS

A webinar on December 5, 2019, addressed cross-border cultural competency, helping foreign law students understand the skills needed for U.S. law practice, and understanding the impact cultural differences have on learning and teaching. Jessica Pierucci (UC Irvine School of Law) moderated the discussion of four panelists: Jodi Collova (Berkeley Law), Karina Condra (University of Denver Sturm College of Law), Heidi Frostestad Kuehl (Northern Illinois University College of Law), and Mike McArthur (Duke Law School).

What鈥檚 New with UN Resources at Fordham Law School on June 27, 2019

On June 27, 2019 the FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee in partnership with LLAGNY (Law Library Association of Greater New York) held a free lecture on What鈥檚 New with UN Resources at Fordham Law School, New York. Please see the available materials:

Working with Non-English Materials for the English Speaker Webinar on June 6, 2019

On June 6, 2019 the FCIL-SIS Continuing Education Committee held its inaugural webinar on Working with Non-English Materials for the English Speaker. Please see the available materials: